Yes, I forgot to mention in my post what Larry just did... it is extremely difficult to keep the wound vac on... even when laying perfectly still. Any little movement will make the alarm go off because the seal is breaking loose. It was my husband who had to be on top of that all the time.
The event that stuck out to me the most was that since the wound vac sucks out any bad stuff that might be in the wound... it did very little of that to me as the one thing I COULD see was some of the tubing. But what I could see was a fluorescent neon green color of whatever was in my wound was being sucked out so I guess I must be part Martian. :-) On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pressure sores on my butt have been an issue for years. I have used the > wound VAC more than once. The most difficult part for me was maintaining a > tight seal. The contours of the butt and the tailbone are not conducive to > a tight seal. The wound vac is very effective, though. So is good nutrition > and heavy doses of protein as someone has already said. God bless and good > luck. > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > *Resent-From:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *From:* "Kay at Amplified Agility" <k...@amplifiedagility.com> > *Date:* May 18, 2017 at 7:13:00 PM EDT > *To:* "'Ben Mattlin'" <bmatt...@earthlink.net>, <quad-list@eskimo.com> > *Subject:* *RE: [QUAD-L] Re: Pressure wound advice* > > Hi Ben – > > > > I have seen the replies and just want to chime in with a “remember that > wounds are an inside out and outside in” issue…meaning gut health, presence > or not of “opportunistic critters” in the gut, nutritional status etc. are > really important. Also, when you have a wound as you are describing you > need considerably more protein and other micronutrients to facilitate > healing as well….I hope you have a knowledgeable nutritionist on your team. > > > > We deal with this a lot… > > > > > > > > <image009.jpg> > > *Kay Lathrop* > Program Director, Amplified Agility, LLC > > 1-619-501-3752 | www.amplifiedagility.com | > 4275 Executive Square, Suite 200 La Jolla, CA 92037 > > [image: > https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/facebook.png] > <http://www.facebook.com/kay.lathrop.14> [image: > https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/linkedin.png] > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylathrop/> [image: > https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/twitter.png] > <http://twitter.com/AmpAgility> > > > > > > *From:* Ben Mattlin [mailto:bmatt...@earthlink.net > <bmatt...@earthlink.net>] > *Sent:* Thursday, May 18, 2017 4:04 PM > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Re: Pressure wound advice > > > > Thanks, everyone, for your comments and feedback. It's interesting how > different people have very different experiences. I don't yet have the > Wound VAC but should have it soon. Oddly, sitting in my chair does not > seem to be the cause of the pressure wound. So maybe it's my bed. I find > it hard to breathe when I lie on my side very long, hope a different > mattress will help. Frustrating, not knowing the cause or the best > solution. But you all give me hope that there WILL BE a solution, > eventually. Peace! > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
